Witchcraft and the Act of 1604

Witchcraft and the Act of 1604
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 249
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ISBN-10 : 9789004165281
ISBN-13 : 9004165282
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Book Synopsis Witchcraft and the Act of 1604 by : John Newton

Download or read book Witchcraft and the Act of 1604 written by John Newton and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008-04-09 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines both the events that shaped the Jacobean Witchcraft Act, and its subsequent impact on the culture and society of seventeenth-century England until its repeal in 1736.


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